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Letters of British dignitaries and professionals, 1756-1951.

Title: Letters of British dignitaries and professionals, 1756-1951.

The collection comprises 65 letters from 43 correspondents. The letters are dated between 1756 and 1951, with the bulk from the 1820s to the 1880s and the first decade of the 20th century. The senders are well-known people, such as the physician Alison, the chemist Humphrey Davy, the pottery and porcelain manufacturer Herbert Minton, and directors of major cultural institutions, such as the British Museum, the London National Gallery, the Royal Society, and the Tate Gallery, as well as politicians and members of the peerage or the clergy. The letters cover a large variety of subjects ranging from professional issues and public business to social activities, private relationships and family concerns. Among the most relevant are the letters of the physician William Pulteney Alison (3), Thomas Philip De Grey, lord lieutenant of Ireland (2), MacColl, keeper of the Tate Gallery (2), Sir Henry Ellis, Librarian of the British Museum (7), Sir William Henry Gregory, trustee of the National Gallery (4), Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, antiquarian and collector (1), Herbert Minton, pottery and porcelain manufacturer (1), Sir John Rothenstein, Director of the Tate Gallery (1), Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, son of Benjamin Wilson (3), and a long letter from Lady Jane Davy, socialite, to the poet Robert Pearse Gillies (1).

ArchivalResource: 65 items (168 p.)

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Letters of British dignitaries and professionals, 1756-1951

Title: Letters of British dignitaries and professionals 1756-1951

The collection, assembled by the repository, comprises 65 letters from 43 correspondents. The senders are well-known people in England, including physicians, politicians, directors of cultural institutions, and members of the peerage and the clergy. The letters cover a wide variety of subjects, ranging from professional issues and public business to social activities, private relationships, and family concerns.

ArchivalResource: 65 items

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7r29r9ch View